TableCompareUK vs Germany

HEAD-TO-HEAD

🇬🇧 UK vs 🇩🇪 Germany

Germany emits 1.7× more — and is falling.

Worse: Germany
UK
Europe#22 of 250
Climate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.
98.2 million cars driven for a year
452 Mt CO₂e / year
−1.3%fallingHow sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.
Largest sites
  • TransportLondon Heathrow Airport18.9 Mt
  • BuildingsGreater London Administrative Area8.1 Mt
  • TransportGreater London Administrative Area5.4 Mt
Details
Monthly movement
How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.
Per person
6.5 tCO₂e / year
Population
69,226,0002024
Emissions gap
308 Mt more (1.7× more)
Score gap
2.1 pts higher
Trend gap
+0.9% improving more
Germany
Europe#13 of 250
Climate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.
165 million cars driven for a year
760 Mt CO₂e / year
−2.2%fallingHow sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.
Largest sites
  • ManufacturingThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plant17.4 Mt
  • PowerNeurath power station13.6 Mt
  • PowerBoxberg power station13.5 Mt
Details
Monthly movement
How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.
Per person
9.1 tCO₂e / year
Population
83,516,5932024
Other differences
Confidence gap
Same
Coverage gap
44 pts higher

Trend

UK 2016-2024
436 Mt519 Mt603 Mt20162024
Germany 2016-2024
720 Mt912 Mt1.1 Gt20162024